But this isn't a game, is it? And what? Seal this body's abilities?

"W-What… You must be kidding me!"

Then what's the point of training these past months?!

I almost faint but Peter caught me. Just as I thought he couldn't see the floating screen.

"What's the matter, Mistress?" Peter asked

'I shouldn't have agreed! I shouldn't have pressed 'Yes' whaaaaaa!'

"...Nothing, I'm just practicing my fall." I dumbly reasoned. I remain staring at the screen until I remember another command…

"Skill List"

-*-

Eclipsorian Territory (Midnight Palace).

"I am Berias. I'm here to report, my Lord." A blonde guy kneeled before the man, who was busy drinking on his callix.

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"Report." He said. Not bothering to look at the guy.

"I have confirmed that the murderer of Lady Remi wasn't an ordinary person. In fact, he has a scent of High Ranking Vampire very similar to Lady Remi's. But there is an unusualness to his movement when we tried to bring him over with us. He has the power of a High Ranking Vampire yet he moves like a Neonate. It seems he is an oddity… if that's not the case, then I think he is Lady Remi's hidden so-" Berias stops on what he's saying when he feels the surge of Aura from the Lord.

"Do you have any evidence to support that claim?" The deep dominating voice asked.

"I do not have solid evidence, My Lord. But when I was standing in front of him, he had the exact same Aura as Lady Remi's when she's younger, even my squad members that were with me during the encounter are thinking the same too." Berias couldn't help but gulp the lump stuck on his throat, because of the suffocating Aura that the Lord is emitting.

"...That woman has a child? That's the funniest thing I ever heard for a while. That woman won't even bat an eye even when I offer the 1st Prince Kaizen to her or to any high ranking vampires here yet she has a hidden child? Is that the reason why?" The Lord is talking as if he's talking to himself.

He swirls the callix with blood and stares at it. "If he is her son… why would he kill his mother in the first place?" The eyes of the Lord suddenly darted towards Berias, while he immediately lowered his gaze to avoid it.

"That man described Lady Remi as acting weird, slaughtering humans every night in Cartania Kingdom. According to him, her eyes are bloodshot, her veins are visibly dark, and her nails are dull… that signs are exactly what Armebella poison does to any vampire, the other sign is an act of gluttony, that may be the reason for the slaughtering. Everyone knows there's no antidote for that poison, so he killed her…"

"..." The Lord did not say anything but his frown deepens

"F,Furthermore, he was trying so hard to deny that he knew Lady Remi at all but his facial expressions gave him away. Perhaps to draw our attention away from his relationship with Lady Remi, there must be a reason for that. He also has the same overflowing love for humans as Lady Remi does." Berias added.

"So you're saying, Remi who was poisoned by Armebella ran amok in Cartania every night, with no other choice her son was forced to kill his own Mother to stop her and to avoid any more damage… You can be a novel writer for that, but that's merely your speculation." His deep cold voice warped the hall as if it was touched by frost.

He put down his callix and used his backhand close to wipe his bloody lips. His scarlet eyes are like piercing Berias, he knows it even without him meeting his eyes.

"You should've brought him with you. What, did you lose to him? To a mere Neonate?"

"I,I have no excuse, my Lord." He stuttered and shut his eyes firmly because he couldn't stand the intent gaze of the Lord.

"And What should I do with that kind of speculation?" His voice doesn't sound angry, in fact it sounds calm and amused but it is sending a dangerous pressure. "Do you want to take his place for me to kill?"

"I-I w-will bring h-him, my L-Lord-"

"What a useless child. No need for that… Go bring the news to the House Magnustat about Remi being poisoned. Do not mention anything else regarding the child."

"U,Understood, My Lord" Berias immediately rushed out in fear of the Vampire Lord. He knows very well that he won't hesitate to kill him in an instant, if he goes further on his nerves.

"Mill." The Lord called out.

From the location where Berias had earlier knelt, a shadowy mist rose. Berias failed to see that the area where he had just left behind still contained what he believed to be his own shadow.

"Yes, My Lord." The mist becomes a man wrapped in a cloak. He's the Shadow Vampire, the Vampire Lord attached to Berias to act as a spy.

"Are all of his words true?" Asked the Lord.

"I think so too, My Lord. The 2nd Prince told you everything. The child we speculate as Lady Remi's child has the same scent, power and personality as her…" Mill stop short when the Lord gestures

"... Personality, you say?"

"Yes, that child wielded a silver dagger without regard to his own safety. He protected the humans using his Vampiric Aura although it's clumsy, he can inflict his aura to his desired target… a rare ability for a mere Neonate to handle." Mill explained.

"I see… so you're saying?"

"If that's the only basis then there will be no doubt he is Lady Remi's child… but before jumping to conclusions, we must run a test on his blood to confirm that."

"And you know what will happen if you suggest that without the material, don't you?" The Lord looked at Mill with piercing eyes but Mill remained calm.

"I obtained it, My Lord. It was when the 2nd Prince grazed that child's cheek with his nails, I got it before it healed." Mill confidently answered.

—--

Berias go straight to the underground dungeon where their captives are imprisoned, some are waiting to be killed and the others are livestocks. He looks straight to the guard who has a solemn look while staring at the captives, but when Luwa feels his presence, he looks at him while trying so hard to smile smugly at him.

"What, are you still thinking about that neonate's words when we're battling him?" Berias asked.

Berias noticed the changes in Luwa since that day. Luwa was once human, but when he died at a young age his biological parents beg a High Ranking Vampire to turn their child into a Vampire as long as he lives again. That vampire happens to be Lady Remi, Lady Remi turned Luwa into a Vampire as his parents wished, believing that their son will be a vampire with a kind heart like Lady Remi plus their child will live a long life.

Lady Remi is the one responsible for training the newly turned Vampire, the most important is training is to control his bloodlust, so they live at the highest peak of the mountain to avoid humans and their smell. But one day, when there was an important meeting in the Galaterra (Union of Vampire Rankers), Lady Remi told Luwa to never leave the peak. Luwa, who wants to see his parents and friends, did not follow Lady Remi's advice. He sneaks out and when he reaches their village, the smell of humans lingers on his nose, and messes with his mind.

Contrary to what everyone thought, Luwa lacked self control, when he arrived at his friend's house, Luwa already snapped, he couldn't control his bloodthirst and killed everyone in that house. It was too late for Lady Remi to arrive, Luwa already returned to his senses only to see the pool of bodies inside his friend's house and his bloody hands. Lady Remi took him away and after 3 years of trying his best efforts, he can now successfully control his senses and bloodthirst.

He went back to his village but everyone in there saw him as nothing but a bloodthirsty slaughtering monster that must be killed… he tried to explain but no one listened, the most painful scene was him seeing his parents apologizing to him and regretting their decision. Before everything gets worse, Lady Remi steps out. Telling Luwa's parents the price of their boundless ambition.

Lady Remi took in Luwa as her disciple until he becomes *Ancillae, enough to be independent and take on his desired role. As of which, he came to be the 2nd Prince Berias' right-hand man.

(AU/R: *Ancillae – 50 – 300 years |(modified) The rank given to soldiers, family heirs, and Generals-to-be. They are trained to take over the positions of heads, and if they are soldiers, they are trained to be as strong as the generals to defend the territory against other races.)

"How was your meeting with your father, did you enjoy it?" Luwa teased.

A nerve was hit that intensified his anger. He thought the Lord was unreasonable, making him a spy and then won't believe what he reports.

"Shut up, Luwa. It's not you who almost died there." He huffed.

He takes a cup on the rack and pours fresh blood from the jag and drinks it. The captives who saw it screamed in fear and disgust.

"Get me out of here! You monsters! I'll sue you! - I'll kill you when I get out of here!" A man in his mid-20s, is yelling nonstop with the cry of other captives.

" *sigh* Him again. He sure is energetic, if not for his high quality blood, he would've been dead a long time ago." Luwa massaged his temple.

Berias, looks at the man from head to toe. And frowns when he notices his attire, it was his first time seeing this man because he was assigned to guard the Balzak Palace before he was assigned to spy on a boy they first thought was the suspect for killing Lady Remi.

The odd guy is wearing a worn out flowery shirt (Hawaiian Shirt), and short pants typically worn by kids below 10 but this one is fitted finely on the man (Denim Shorts), he has weird looking shoes with a weird design (Rubber Shoes), and lastly he has tinted eyeglasses sitting on his head (Sunglasses).

Everything about him looks weird. He thought if this fashion was bound to be popular, he wouldn't definitely wear one.

"Where did he come from?" He asked Luwa curiously.

"From the border between Paramus. Desan claimed that sir Kaizen saw this man passed out 6 months ago looking like this, so he tasted his blood to test his quality, and it turned out he has a high quality blood. Lucky him, we have to culture his blood and multiply it." Luwa answered.

Berias can tell that Luwa's trying to act cool about it, but he can't hide the vein on his jaw is stiff. Berias is quite good at observing someone's facial expressions, whether they are lying, trying to hide something, or when they're telling the truth.

What Luwa means by ‘multiply’ is to breed him with ladies.

"Ahh… anyways, call for the guards, tell them to take these two dying women, they will die soon. Weren't they the ones who tried to hunt the fledglings at the Parnea Border? They've been around for a year now, they surprisingly hold out longer than I anticipated." Berias commented. "It's already late, sleep early. We need to visit the House Magnustat by sundown tomorrow."

—--

UNKNOWN

Two guards enter the door and open the cell of the two women with bulky bodies, though they now look like vegetables. The blond hair and the blue hair guys left too, replaced by the usual guard we had here.

"Hey, human. It's time to draw your blood." One of the servants said as he pulled my arm out of the bars and cut it.

I hiss as they collect the blood dripping out of my cut, and his eyes glow red as he stares at it, then he gulps.

'These monsters! …I swear once I get out of here, I'll exterminate them…'

I've been imprisoned here like livestock for 6 months… I don't know how I got here either. But I felt a falling sensation, after that I was here. By the look of their clothes, I first thought I fell into a secluded country because they are old fashioned people who look like they've been left behind in the gothic era. I don't like it.

At first I didn't have any idea why they are collecting our blood, like how farmers collect milk from cows. I even asked them why use an unsterile bucket? They didn't even bother use a sterile blood bag and needle, these fuckers! Don't they know how precious my skin is?! Though…

"Hey, you. I won't ask you to let me out, but could you answer at least one of my questions?" I ask while he draw my blood

"...."

"Where is this place?"

"Eclipsorian Territory." I'm utterly surprised because this is the first time he answered me though I don't know where on earth that place is.

"Are you conducting human experiments? Is this a hidden laboratory or something?"

"...."

'tsk!'

"What are you using my blood for?"

"...."

*Grit*

For fucks sake, why isn't he answering? After six months being locked up here, I finally had the time to think over some things like my past… Originally, I have amnesia due to the accident I've been involved in when I was young, I also lost my twin that same day. While in a coma, both of my parents died too. While my older cousin, who was with me and my twin brother during the accident, went crazy because of guilt.

Now that I remember everything, It felt like a curse befall my family. I can only feel the pain now that I remember my forgotten memories. The word family used to sound foreign in my ears because I don't remember them, their deaths felt like nothing but strange back then when my uncle told me their fates. I didn't even shed a tear… Fuck, I didn't even get to grieve their deaths. For six months… I think what's happening to me right now is my punishment for living a great life while forgetting my family after all these years.

I've become a known Celebrity that specializes in both Singing and Acting. Now that I think about it, my twin brother always wanted to be a singer and composer, actually he's a genius for composing 3 hit songs at the age of 6… argh, not again…

Tears began falling from my eyes after remembering his warm smiling face. My mother who's very supportive of us joining competitions, and my father who's very hardworking but despite that he's always present during auditions. I only realized how alone I was during that 20 years without my family…

'But even so… I know my family won't wish for me to give up on life, and more than that, they won't allow me to be treated like livestock!'

"Done." He said. He bandaged my arm without any proper treatment as usual. I get a glimpse of his eyes, which turn red and glowing.

'He must be a product of the experiment they're conducting in this hidden laboratory. This place isn’t normal. They must be trying to create a mutant or a chimera just like in movies'

I didn't say anything. Well, grieving aside, nothing really happened these past months of yelling and demanding them to let me out. I think I'm losing my mind. But my brother surely won't want to see me give up just like that, that's why I'm currently working on my lockpicking skill. I once used this in a reality show, I'm really thankful that I learned it.